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Gemini TTS
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RANKED #3 OF 26 AUDIO · OVERALL #87 OF 493 RANKED · VIBE SCORE 6.2 · 559 VOICES ·
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Use Gemini TTS Models to convert your prompts to real audio.
HAPPY8.9
62 mentions
SAD6.1
77 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 677 voices in this window
QUIETLY DEGRADING
Recent vibe and chatter are both sliding.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. Google hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
Gemini TTS is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
People are mostly frustrated with Gemini TTS right now. Biggest gripe: working when you need it.
571 POSTS · 5 COMMENTS · GITHUB · X · REDDIT · HACKER NEWS · DEV.TO · LEMMY · BLUESKY
PEOPLE LOVE
- No fan mail yet. The crowd is still warming up.
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (7 mentions)
- Refuses or lectures more than people like (3 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Working when you need itA SORE SPOT
0 thumbs up · 7 thumbs down
- Saying no too muchA SORE SPOT
0 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- FROM GITHUB >
“Fix: resolve Request failed error — STT ValueError + remove broken Gemini TTS.”
- FROM GITHUB >
“Voice: fall back to Gemini TTS when Edge refuses (HTTP 403).”
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- REDDIT · 2025-07-01 · 224 UPVOTESThe new Gemini TTS is insanely good at expressive voices.
The new Gemini TTS is insanely good at expressive voices.
- REDDIT · 2025-09-27 · 55 UPVOTESMistral seriously needs to develop an open source TTS
Mistral seriously needs to develop an open source TTS
- REDDIT · 2026-10-03 · 47 UPVOTESVN Performance and TTS?
VN Performance and TTS?
- REDDIT · 2026-03-14 · 43 UPVOTESMade an open-source cross-platform alternative client in the same space as SillyTavern
Made an open-source cross-platform alternative client in the same space as SillyTavern
- X · 2026-08-15 · 25 UPVOTESThe Odyssey story, narrated and visuals with Google models. This was fun to build! ✅ Designed an
The Odyssey story, narrated and visuals with Google models. This was fun to build! ✅ Designed an
- REDDIT · 2025-05-26 · 16 UPVOTESNew Gemini TTS in Sillytavern?
New Gemini TTS in Sillytavern?
- REDDIT · 2025-12-05 · 4 UPVOTESGemini TTS for OpenWebUI using OpenAI endpoint
Gemini TTS for OpenWebUI using OpenAI endpoint
- GITHUB · 2026-09-28 · 2 UPVOTESchore(skills): re-vendor supabase, mastra and gemini upstreams
chore(skills): re-vendor supabase, mastra and gemini upstreams
- GITHUB · 2026-09-27 · 1 UPVOTESfeat: create Gemini custom voices from Control UI
feat: create Gemini custom voices from Control UI
- GITHUB · 2026-09-27 · 1 UPVOTESAdd Gemini Live token routes for Conduit's voice mode
Add Gemini Live token routes for Conduit's voice mode
- REDDIT · 2026-10-15 · 1 UPVOTESAny tips for better audio ?
Any tips for better audio ?
- GITHUB · 2026-10-06 · 0 UPVOTESfix: move Google defaults off shut-down and deprecated models (#1610)
fix: move Google defaults off shut-down and deprecated models (#1610)